[reaganaut1]

I want a doctor who knows what he or she is doing, regardless of race. According to Medical School Graduation and Attrition Rates (2007), 6.7% of blacks flunked out of medical school, compared to 0.7% for whites and 0.9% for Asians.

[trebb]

“Medical student diversity is necessary to prepare physicians to provide care to an increasingly diverse population and to address significant health disparities,” AAMC President and CEO Dr. Darrell Kirch said.

While there are some different rates of some diseases among some populations, we all have Human bodies that work the same way - how does 'diversity in ethnicity" of doctors improve the care?

[Labyrinthos]

“Medical student diversity is necessary to prepare physicians to provide care to an increasingly diverse population and to address significant health disparities,” AAMC President and CEO Dr. Darrell Kirch said.

And medical schools can continue to use race and ethnicity in the admissions process, without the US Gov'ment guidelines.

[9YearLurker]

Plus you know they find ways to pass those who shouldn’t pass.

[maddogtiger]

The standards for medical schools were lowered under Clinton in the ninties. Now anyone flunking out of Vet school can easily enter Med school.

[mewzilla]

I want a doctor who knows what he or she is doing, regardless of race.

While medical schools just want warm bodies. Any warm bodies. Dandy. I could give a rat's hairy hind end about skin color. But I sure as heck will be prefering older doctors for a while. longer.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

They do realize that their little tantrum just shows that the minorities they admit are not up to snuff?